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Netherlands would benefit from joint regulatory approach - IMF
04 April 2017Financial stability assessment warns of supervisory arbitrage
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Deferred tax continues to complicate SII ratios
09 March 2017Changing requirements from regulators over the loss absorbing-capacity of deferred tax means insurers' Solvency II capital will remain at the mercy of this complex, opaque and inconsistent factor
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Dutch regulator to investigate risk managers
30 January 2017DNB will examine whether Solvency II has been implemented properly
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DNB paints "bleak picture" for Dutch insurers
14 December 2016Industry at risk on various fronts, watchdog says
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Dutch regulator warns on risk of mortgage investments
29 November 2016Greater scrutiny amid booming allocations to non-securitised mortgages
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How a 100% SCR stopped being sufficient capital
12 November 2015Insurers are holding capital buffers larger than the minimum required under Solvency II, but is it the fault of the rules, the regulators or the market? Hugo Coelho reports
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Eiopa 'open' to lower UFR from 2017
09 October 2015Methodology review to be completed in September
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EU divided over Solvency II's dynamic volatility adjustment
29 September 2015Whether internal model firms can assume changes in the value of the volatility adjustment under stress depends on where they are based and Eiopa's attempts to issue guidance are fraught by disagreements. Hugo Coelho reports
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Bernardino promises to bring supervisors into line on internal models
09 September 2015Guidance on volatility adjustment and third-country subsidiaries being finalised
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Dutch insurers derailed by Solvency II surprises
20 August 2015Setbacks in internal model approvals have put a strain on Dutch insurers' plans for Solvency II and raised fears that the European industry is less prepared than it thinks, Hugo Coelho reports